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Sex.com Domain up for Auction Next WeekMarch 12, 2010 -- According to reports issued this week, the domain name Sex.com will be put up for auction next week by its owners, with the bidding set to start at $1 million.
SunGard Acquires Web Host Hosting 365March 12, 2010 -- Managed hosting provider SunGard Availability Services announced on Friday it has acquired Dublin-based cloud computing and data center operator 365 Hosting Limited, which trades as Hosting 365.
Web Hosting Sales and Promos - March 12 2010March 12, 2010 -- This week in web hosting saw a handful of sales and promotions, a couple of them tied to birthday celebrations, and including one promotion in the form of a course on website promotion for a hosting company’s customers.
eFileCabinet Signs Colocation Deal with C7 Data CentersMarch 12, 2010 -- Web hosting and colocation provider C7 Data Centers announced on Friday it has signed an agreement to house the enterprise content management infrastructure of eFileCabinet.
SSM Launches Web Security Scanning Plug-In for WordPressMarch 18, 2010 -- Online security provider Site Security Monitor announced last week it has launched WordPress plugin, WP-Secure.
Command Your Data - Open Source Drives SaaS and Cloud Computing: WHD Panel DiscussionMarch 18, 2010 -- Rafael Laguna de la Vera, CEO of Open-Xchange, a business-class open source collaboration software developer, presented a discussion on the opportunities of open source SaaS and cloud computing, which not only explored the history of the development of computing paradigms, but the direction of "the cloud" as it reaches maturity.
SaaS Software Licensing with InsightMarch 18, 2010 -- In his presentation "SaaS software licensing: all you want to know about 'pay-as-you-grow'", Pim Bultman, manager of hosting solutions Benelux at Insight explained how adopting a pay you go licensing model is the most effective way of building a web host to grow its business.
Inside VeriSign's New Trust SealMarch 12, 2010 -- With the influx of identity theft and other online criminal activities, security has always been one of the leading concerns for Internet consumers and businesses.
Q&A: Jeremy Hartley on the EU Code of Conduct Data Centre EfficiencyMarch 12, 2010 -- In an email Q&A with the WHIR, Jeremy Hartley, head of Dataracks and eCool Solutions, gives us a primer on the EU's new voluntary commitment, and explains why European data center managers should consider getting on-board.
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with the Domain Manager for Papua New Guinea's .PG ccTLDMarch 15, 2010 -- The nonprofit body responsible for the assignment of domain names and IP addresses has signed an agreement with the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, which manages the .PG country code top level domain, to formalize its commitment and responsibilities as a domain manager.
10 Most Popular News of the Month
Cobweb Launches Managed Cloud Messaging Service Based on Exchange Server 2010November 17, 2009 -- As demand for private cloud solutions grows, flexible IT solutions provider Cobweb Solutions has launched Dedicated Exchange 2010, a new, managed cloud service for messaging and collaboration, which has an integrated user and management experience, as well as integration into a customers' existing Active Directory, effectively making it unnecessary for organisations to host their own email servers.
Yahoo! and Microsoft Receive US and EU Clearance to Implement Search AllianceFebruary 18, 2010 -- In what they hope will take them a step closer to wrestling search engine market share from Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft have received clearance for their search agreement from both the US Department of Justice and the European Commission.
Former Savvis CEO Joins Infinera BoardFebruary 12, 2010 -- Digital optical communications systems provider Infinera announced on Thursday that Philip Koen has joined the Infinera board of directors.
Sex.com Domain up for Auction Next WeekMarch 12, 2010 -- According to reports issued this week, the domain name Sex.com will be put up for auction next week by its owners, with the bidding set to start at $1 million.
Go Daddy Adds Cloud-based Mac OS X Web HostingFebruary 24, 2010 -- Domain name and web hosting provider Go Daddy has officially introduced its virtual Mac hosting solution, "Cloud Server powered by Mac OS X," a first-of-its-kind virtual dedicated server that provides the power of a dedicated Mac OS X server for a fraction of the cost.
SunGard Acquires Web Host Hosting 365March 12, 2010 -- Managed hosting provider SunGard Availability Services announced on Friday it has acquired Dublin-based cloud computing and data center operator 365 Hosting Limited, which trades as Hosting 365.
Parallels Summit 2010 - Day 3 Session: Masterclass Online MarketingFebruary 24, 2010 -- In the "Masterclass Online Marketing" presentation, Kim Johnston, VP of marketing for consumer and enterprise at Parallels, and Lynda Maybury, senior director of online marketing at Parallels discussed key points in implementing a successful online marketing strategy.
Microsoft Reveals Container-Powered Cloud VisionMarch 5, 2010 -- Microsoft revealed on Thursday its container-powered cloud services vision, according to a report by Data center Knowledge.
Web Host Brainpulse Launches Free Hosting ServiceFebruary 19, 2010 -- Web hosting provider Brainpulse Technologies announced on Friday it has introduced a new free Web hosting service with no ads.
NASA Reworks $1.5B Enterprise Data Center PlansMarch 8, 2010 -- NASA recently announced via one of its websites that it is restrategizing its plans to acquire an enterprise data center.
10 Most Popular News of the Year
Cobweb Launches Managed Cloud Messaging Service Based on Exchange Server 2010November 17, 2009 -- As demand for private cloud solutions grows, flexible IT solutions provider Cobweb Solutions has launched Dedicated Exchange 2010, a new, managed cloud service for messaging and collaboration, which has an integrated user and management experience, as well as integration into a customers' existing Active Directory, effectively making it unnecessary for organisations to host their own email servers.
Phishing Scam Imitates cPanel, Targets WebmastersDecember 8, 2009 -- A report published Monday on the Register said a new phishing scam has been uncovered, targeting the webmasters of legitimate websites by appearing to be their hosting providers and asking for their administrator login details.
China Arrests Owners of Foreign-Hosted Porn SitesJuly 13, 2009 -- Having migrated their sites to foreign servers to hide their activity from police, Chinese porn site owners are being detained or arrested as China continues to heavy-handedly regulate the Internet within its borders.
Tez Networks to Distribute Coyote Point Solutions in IndiaAugust 7, 2009 -- Indian IT solutions provider Tez Networks has entered into an alliance with mid-market application acceleration and load balancing solutions provider Coyote Point Systems to distribute its "Equalizer" family of load balancers and application acceleration solutions in India.
Google Chrome OS Download Confirmed as FakeOctober 29, 2009 -- Following Google's announcement that it is working on developing a new operating system based around the Chrome web browser, rumors began spreading across the Internet this week that a leaked version of the OS is now available for download, according to a report by PC World.
40,000 processors and 104 TB of RAM Assembled to Render AvatarDecember 22, 2009 -- As the special-effects-driven blockbuster AVATAR stuns audiences with its lush computer-animated fantasy scenes, a data center in Wellington, New Zealand, has played a backstage, but vitally crucial role.
The Pirate Bay Back Online With New Web Host In The NetherlandsOctober 7, 2009 -- In its efforts to avoid the law, Swedish BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay has moved its operations across a number of times recently, leading it to a former NATO bunker outside the small town of Kloetinge in the south of the Netherlands as the latest home (or hideout) for its controversial operations.
Italy's Supreme Court Rules That ISPs Should Block The Pirate BayJanuary 8, 2010 -- Italy's Supreme Court has provided further detail on a ruling late last year that confirmed that a judge can request Internet service providers block BitTorrent sites being used to disseminate copyright infringing content regardless of where they are hosted.
